09/30/2013
Brits now account for a fifth of all expat house purchases in France
Data released by BNP Paribas shows that the UK still accounts for around a fifth of all the house purchases by expatriate buyers in France.
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09/30/2013
DeAWM Hires 2 For Real Estate
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has made two hires for its real estate business in the Americas
09/30/2013
Generali Completes Sale of US Business to Scor for $910 Million
Generali said in a statement it had received a cash component of $779 million on Tuesday, adding $131 million of cash collateral was expected to be completed on Wednesday.
09/29/2013
Axa to spin out private equity arm
She will own about 10 per cent of the shares, while Assurances du Credit Mutuel is buying about 13 per cent and wealthy French families will own about 20 per cent of the Paris-based company.
09/29/2013
Guinness AM launches sustainable Energy fund
Guinness Asset Management announces that Guinness EIS 5 is now open for investment.
09/29/2013
Eastspring Investments opens UK office
Eastspring Investments, the Asia asset management arm of UK-based Prudential, has opened its UK office enabling the fund house to take its Asia investment expertise to prospective UK and European investors.
09/29/2013
Irish SocGen mandated by EQI
SGSS Ireland was chosen for its recognised expertise in alternative investment funds
09/29/2013
Hiscox expands Prima Insure deal into Germany
Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox has agreed to grow the use of distribution tool Prima Insure into Germany after seeing success in France.
09/29/2013
China central bank signs 3.5 bln yuan currency swap deal with Iceland
China's central bank has signed a bilateral currency swap agreement worth 3.5 billion yuan with the Icelandic central bank
09/25/2013
Euroclear Finland and Euroclear Sweden premier with Nordea actively-managed ETFs
Depending upon where the two multi-listed ETFs are traded, transactions will settle locally in kronor at Euroclear Sweden or in euros at Euroclear Finland.
09/25/2013
Oddo launches optimal income fund to battle rising rates
Lead manager on the fund will be Laurent Denize, while head of fixed income Alain Krief will cover the bond allocation and Elodie Lehmann will oversee the equity investments.
09/25/2013
Avoca launches long short Ucits credit fund on Schoders platform
The fund will be managed by Simon Thorp and James Sclater from Avoca Capital Management, who have run this strategy for 13 years.
09/25/2013
Morgan Stanley partners with Longchamp
Morgan Stanley today announced its partnership with Longchamp Asset Management
09/25/2013
Northill Capital swoops on hedge fund firm
Statement re possible Offer and Rule 2.10 Announcement
09/25/2013
Ruffer Makes Gains On Investments
Ruffer Investment Company Thursday said it made net fair value gains on its financial assets after making losses this time last year.
09/25/2013
Hargreaves Lansdown investor eyes deals with £100m war chest
He is expecting to have invested up to £20m by the end of the year.
09/23/2013
SMC Global launches Saxo Bank’s trading platform
Saxo Bank is an EU-licensed bank with presence in 25 countries
09/23/2013
Italy Asset Management Net Inflows at 5.429 Bln Euros in August
"2013 is shaping up to be the best year in the last decade in terms of inflows," Assogestioni said in a note.
09/23/2013
Ireland "Bad Bank" To Sell 400 Mln Euro Property Portfolios
Ireland's National Asset Management Agency plans to sell two property portfolios worth up to 400 million euros in the coming weeks
09/22/2013
Standard Life to Move Into Commercial real Estate Debt
Standard Life Investments has flagged plans to move into commercial real estate debt, expanding on its current real estate and fixed income offerings.